Litter and Waste Reform Move Across States in 1970s
Washington and national programs shift waste management away from deposits toward recycling and resource recovery. Industry groups back a broad anti litter strategy via the Keep America Beautiful coalition and the National Center for Resource Recovery, expanding fees and local recycling funding in California and other states while arguing for a mixed approach to bottle deposits and litter taxes.
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Gether
National Center For Resource Recovery
Washington
Colorado
Virginia
Kentucky
Connecticut
South Carolina
California
Bakalis criticized for rate manipulation over taxes in Illinois
The Illinois gubernatorial candidate Michael Bakalis faced questions on utility rates amid rising bills. Editors noted his proposed moratorium on rate hikes and ICC resignations as incomplete, with limited knowledge of current rates and laws. Critics say he mirrors Gov Thompson’s vague referendum approach, offering little real solutions for Illinois utilities.
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Michael Bakalis
Bakalis
Illinois Commerce Commission
Lindsay-Schaub
ICC
General Assembly
Compt
Illinois
Corporate money in politics grows as PACs raise over 10.5 million
Federal figures show corporate political action committees amassing 10.5 million for fall campaigns. The surge follows a shift toward influencing policy early, with 711 PACs now active versus 89 three years ago. Concerns rise about intermingling, possible auctions of influence, and dominance by PACs over citizens.
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America
Federal Elections Commission
Fred Wertheimer
Common Cause
Congress
Political Action Committees of
Prairie movement safeguards Midwest grassland heritage
A broad grassroots effort across Indiana Illinois Kansas Texas and Canada aims to preserve and restore prairie plants and animals once common across the Midwest. Communities near Peoria and in the Flint Hills near Manhattan are creating sanctuaries to protect remaining native species and renew regional identity through conservation.
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Midwest
Indiana
Kansas
Texas
Canada
Illinois
Peoria
Flint Hills
Manhattan
National deposit laws urged to curb beverage waste
As energy shortages grow, this year the nation will discard more than 70 billion beer and soft drink containers. A federal 5 cent deposit is urged to encourage return, recycling or refilling, with studies showing substantial energy and litter reductions but industry opposition delays. Martha Angle and Robert Walters.
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Martha Angle
Robert Walters
Washington
Ini
Martha and Walters
Newspa Problem
Congress
Federal Energy Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
General Accounting Office
Office of Technology Assessment
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Prairie
National Soft Drink Association
Soda Companies
Coca-Cola and
Pepsi Co
The
U.S. Brewers’ Association
Anheuser-Busch, Miller, Schlitz
Beer Breweries
Can Manufacturers’ Institute
Aluminum Association
Glass Packaging Institute
American Iron and Steel Institute
Oregon
Vermont
Maine
Michigan
Iowa
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Walsh
Ill
Southern Illinois
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
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